SOLUTION: Marcus and Will are painting a barn. Marcus paints twice as fast as Will. On the first day, they have worked for 6 h and completed of the job when Will gets injured. If Marcus

Question 747991: Marcus and Will are painting a barn. Marcus paints twice as fast as Will. On the first day, they have worked for 6 h and completed of the job when Will gets injured. If Marcus has to complete the rest of the job by himself, how many additional hours will it take him?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your other almost identically worded question, #747992, was better because it included the missing information. I answered THAT one. We just needed to know how much of the job was actually done before one of the painters was forced to stop.

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